Not a real exciting setlist for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's first show in Boston on Tuesday night.
Only one tour premiere, "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide," a ZZ Top song.
Bruce had performed the song only once before at a regular E Street Band show, on Sept. 15, 1984 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
He did play it an handful of times at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park in 1984 and 1987 (thank you to FFDan from the Backstreets internet board for that information).
Bruce dedicated "Kingdom of Days" to his wife Patti Scilafa, who he said bruised her ribs after falling off a horse this past week and was unable to be at the show.
Jay Weinberg played several songs on drums again.

Encores:
21. Hard Times
22. Tenth Avenue Freezeout
23. Land of Hope and Dreams
24. American Land
25. Rosalita

Show over at 10:45 p.m.

I wasn't at the show, but I have seen six of the previous shows on the tour.
Bruce needs to rework sports 17-18-19. The "Radio Nowhere", "Lonesome Day" and "The Rising" trio just doesn't work. Time to take "Lonesome Day" out of the setlist for awhile and try some other songs in here. "Racing In the Street" worked very well here in Denver and LA and "Backstreets" would do much better here.

Next show: Wednesday night, again at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston